Teresa Salazar Davila is a petite, energetic woman based in Lima who
identifies herself as an activist. She is a member of a women’s
syndicate which works closely with the ministry of the interior to
improve the status of women in Peruvian society, and a volunteer who
helps women gain crucial life skills.
Ms. Salazar talks passionately about her work with “las madres,” or
mothers, as she affectionately calls them, a group of impoverished
women. Many of these women are in abusive relationships, and according
to Ms. Salazar, many are unaware of their rights. As part of her
outreach efforts, Ms. Salazar holds workshops to educate them about
women’s rights, gender roles, feminism, and nutrition. She claims her
most important work lies in teaching them about reproductive rights,
family planning, and how to care for children.
Ms. Salazar is an active member of the dgCommunity on gender,
which she says is an invaluable resource for her work. In her blog,
equidadegenero.zoomblog.com,
she regularly posts updates from the dgCommunities Web site and she
depends upon dgCommunities to access information about what others in
similar situations are doing in countries around the world. She
recognizes that she can help share knowledge with a different network
through her blog and her workshops.
As the struggle to achieve equal rights continues, Ms. Salazar
is using all the tools within her reach to access up-to-date, reliable
information and share it with the people who need it most.
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